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John M. Gladish, "Tufting Machine" (US1909531A)

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Made by: John M. Gladish
Date: filed 21 Jan 1930, granted 16 May 1933
Place: LaGrange, Georgia
Held by: Valway Rug Mills (assignee)
Number: US1909531A
Themes: Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

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John M. Gladish, “Tufting Machine” (US1909531A), filed 21 Jan 1930, granted 16 May 1933; assigned to Valway Rug Mills. patents.google.com/patent/US1909531A/en.

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Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.